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You can expect an easier time getting paid for chronic care management (CCM) services in 2017, as CMS plans to clear reporting hurdles for what it calls an "underutilized" service, according to the 2017 Medicare proposed fee schedule. Yet the proposed rule shows that no small number of Medicare beneficiaries received CCM services in 2015 -- specifically, 275,000 beneficiaries.

Say hello to a new batch of G codes, newly reimbursable CPT codes and revised chronic care management (CCM) reporting criteria as CMS attempts to better capture the work a provider performs behind the scenes when treating episodic care.

With everything a physician practice has to keep track of -- the new merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS), ICD-10 code changes, enrollment changes and more -- you might feel overwhelmed. But we've got you covered.

Two Georgia dermatologists will pay nearly $2 million to settle charges that they unnecessarily stretched out simple procedures over several office visits – and billed E/M codes each time.

Physicians overwhelmingly support the critical nature of advance care planning (ACP), yet many providers believe they lack the necessary infrastructure or resources to perform these end-of-life discussions with their patients.

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